latch
英 [lætʃ]
美[lætʃ]
- vi. 占有，抓住；闭锁
- vt. 闩上；纠缠住某人
- n. 门闩
- n. (Latch)人名；(英)拉奇
词态变化
复数: latches;第三人称单数: latches;过去式: latched;过去分词: latched;现在分词: latching;
助记提示
1. lock + catch => latch.
2. catch => latch.
2. catch => latch.
中文词源
latch 门闩，插销
可能来自PIE*slagw,抓住，词源同lemma,syllable,epilepsy.用于指门闩，插销。
英文词源
- latch
- latch: see lace
- latch (v.)
- Old English læccan "to grasp or seize," from Proto-Germanic *lakkijanan. Not found in other Germanic languages; probably from PIE *(s)lagw- "to seize" (see analemma). In its original sense the verb was paralleled in Middle English and then replaced by French import catch (v.). Meaning "to fasten with a latch" is mid-15c. Related: Latched; latching.
- latch (n.)
- a fastening for a door, etc., late 13c., probably from latch (v.).
双语例句
- 1. You left the latch off the gate and the dog escaped.
- 你没把门闩插上，所以狗跑了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Foley followed Albert through the gate, taking care to close the latch.
- 福利跟着艾伯特穿过大门，特意将门闩插好。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Let yourself in; the door's on the latch.
- 你自己进来吧，门没上锁。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Other trades have been quick to latch on.
- 其他行业很快便紧跟而上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He lifted the latch and opened the door.
- 他拉起门闩开了门。
来自《权威词典》